It's a busy little bee hive in the Quilting Quarters at Quiltville Inn!
The October Quiltvillians are in the house and already creating wonderful things!
It's wonderful to have them back and see what they've brought to work on. Some projects are a continuation of what was worked on last year - as in - "I only work on this at retreat." LOL!
Some are in a rush to get done by the holidays -
I'm so happy to see Wendy's Pine Tree Point making an appearance!n We just need a couple more good frosts and the tree harvesting will start happening here in the mountains of Southwestern Virginia.
You know how I love to see Christmas Tree wagons pulling loads of trees down the road.
It's a sign that things ARE slowly returning to normal around here after Helene hit.
Melinda is putting together a Christmas quilt in red and green - so pretty!
Tonni's Mabel's Choice blocks are back -
And just like the antique quilt that inspired mine, she is adding signatures to the blocks. So fun!
There's some Wild & Goosey action happening!
Pattern from my Addicted to Scraps book.
Ladder Star is all cut out and kitted up and ready for days of sewing fun. I can't wait to see these blocks come together.
It just makes me so happy to see all the pretty fabrics and wonderful blocks becoming quilts!
A handful of us got out to see what was left of the fall color - it's a repeat of the walk we did down Bear Branch road last week - and it has definitely changed in a week. Leaves are mostly gone now.
There is still a lot of gold -
And this time of the afternoon was lovely.
The cows are still curious. I love them!
So do my walkers!
This tree still freaks me out.
I hope they come take care of it soon.
Lovely golds and greens!
And that rich autumn smell of falling leaves -
The rhodies keep their green leaves - it's just beautiful in here.
So....the saga of the burned out burner on the inn oven? It continues.
The part we had overnighted came. But it wasn't all we needed (Wish someone would have told us that when we called to order, but oh well.) More parts are on order and will be here early next week - fingers crossed.
We've let the November Quiltvillians who arrive next Wednesday know that the oven may be out of commission during their retreat but they have the stove top, the microwave, crockpots, roaster oven, instant pot, griddle and grill at their disposal.
It's this kind of stress that had me waking up in the middle of the night with a stress headache. I'm moving slow this morning. But I'm moving.
I did SOME of this. Not much. Just worn out.
This morning a group of retreaters are heading out on a shop hop and lunch out. I was going to go, but I'm just too draggy this morning with interrupted sleep so I'm going to take it slow.
I've got some kits to make for my upcoming trip to England.
I have the borders to add to my stitchery project for Australia happening in January.
I think a quiet day of putterint is in order.
I want to thank everyone for the response to yesterday's Ladder Star Gift-Away!
I'll be drawing for two winners who will each receive a Ladder Star PDF pattern from me, and a Crème de la crème neutrals roll from Cotton to Quilts.
These beautiful ivory shades will blend wonderfully with your plaids and scrap fabrics to make Ladder Star your own.
And check out the other fabric rolls they have in stock as well - there are 20 fabrics in each roll, each piece measures approximately 8 1/2'' X 22''. Great for building variety.
Introductory Pricing: I have placed Ladder Star at 25% off. No coupon code needed. Price is good through 10/31/24.
Stars and Scraps were meant for each other! Create this stunning star quilt in scrappy plaids from recycled shirts or with your own stash yardage. Piecing options, full color photos and graphics and many tips for easy piecing pleasure included.
Quilt Size: 84’’ X 84’’
Quiltville Quote of the Day -
Who else finds science experiments at the back of the fridge in random unmarked containers?
Happy Friday, everyone!
Wow, lots of great quilts being made. Wonderful.
ReplyDeleteYeah, the leaves are mostly down here too. But they were beautiful.
Woke up with a terrible back ache.
Hate that. Was also in the low 30's.
Good day to just sew.
Have a Sparkling day
Love seeing what everyone is working on. Such inspiration. Can't wait for the over the rails pics. Great job.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to listen to the body when it says slow down. A slow day can do wonders.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing your cows and all of the countryside around you! Keeping up with you is really something that I look forward to everyday. I even mention you to the Lord each morning.
Thank you so much for sharing so much with us. Alot of us think of you as family. Have a beautiful day!
Do take care of yourself! Being an inn keeper is a big job!! I have a "fancy" glass stove top in my breakfast bar and am down one burner unit. Guess which one, the one I use all the time. Is it fixable.....yeah, but unless I do it myself it probably won't get fixed in the near future. Hang in ther.
ReplyDeleteYour comment about science experiment brought a smile to my face and a memory. Way back when my daughter was in grade school, she had a science fair project to do and she couldn’t come up with an idea. I was cleaning out the frig one day and found an orange with mold growing on it. That was it! She did the science project about various kinds of mold and won a big blue ribbon! Years later we discovered she’s highly allergic to mold. Who knew?
ReplyDeleteThanks for all you do, Bonnie. Love your blog.
Your quotes for the last 2 days have been spot on in this house.....You always make me giggle. Love all the wip's and looking forward to Oct 31st!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the weekend posts! So much inspiration as always. Glad to see the Wild & Goosey coming out... one day I will tackle that one! :) I can't wait to see the Christmas one done. It looks like a variation of Celtic Solstice... I think I have enough red & green scraps for another one of those. HA! It has been my favorite mystery so far! I hope you had the slow down today... sometimes it is needed! Have a great weekend everyone! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Bonnie, reading your blog is part of my daily routine. Please update us on the storm damage you see in your travels. Also, I'm interested in your thimble that you're using in this blog.
ReplyDeleteI love to be in a group and share ideas. Ours closed when covid came and did not restart. I make quilts for different charities but gets expensive though
ReplyDeleteHi Bonnie, I have just started following your blog. Thanks for being so. . . Real! I have a question, who are the quiltvillians? Is it your guild? Is it the quilters that happen to show up for retreat? My stash of fabric is out of control, I was inspired by the post to try to start using more of it up!p
ReplyDeleteHi Bonnie, I thoroughly enjoy reading your blog entries every day! I'm intrigued by the thimble shown in the photo of your binding. Can you tell me the name of it? I need a better thimble for hand quilting. Thanks so much - Linda B
ReplyDeleteOh I do love your quote. There have been many science experiments in the back of the fridge in Tupperware. Now that there is a counter-depth fridge, not so much!
ReplyDeleteShe has a post about thimbles in the tips section.
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